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Snapshot: Call In the Troops Snapshot: Call In the Troops
With US military operations under way in thirteen African nations, Secretary of State John Kerry has had a lot to talk about. President Obama has presented the US withdrawal from Afghanistan as a way to free up resources for a “broader set of priorities.” On May 21, one week before the speech, eighty troops were sent to Chad.